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Words I like.

Oh, right. We just press the button in the middle. This, folks, is my new phone. He/She will be helping blog on-the-go (apparently mobiley isn’t a word) and helping me moderate comments faster! Hooray!

He/She needs a name, however. And I would like to request your help in naming him/her. It’s just so boring to refer to it as “my phone.” And I want him/her to be personalized, to have a gender, to be my friend.

That’s all I’ve got so far. Comment with your suggestions and why you think it fits!

I’ll leave that alone for now.

I was in church yesterday – twice, which makes me a super-Christian, obviously – and during the evening service, I kept hearing words that I liked. Maybe you can relate to this, hearing a word and thinking ooooh, yes. I like that one. Because of meaning or sound, or how people never use it.

Some of these words for me are:

authentic – because it means real, and because it makes me think of being in an antique shop or art gallery. (post coming on church with.us about that!)

submerged – because it gives me a picture of coming out of a swimming pool as kid. Being completely soaked, dripping water all over everything while I looked for my towel. Also, it brings back fond memories of vacations and summers spent at the community center pool without a care in the world.

intentional – because it indicates purpose

uncommon – because that’s what I want to be.

I particularly love the last one. Every time someone uses it, I feel my heart pound a little harder, like I know it’s my calling to be uncommon. The word common just has such negative connotations for me, thinking about things that are called common: houseflies, the flu, cold, man, wealth of the bahamas… Other than the commonwealth of the bahamas, those are all pretty undesirable or negative things. Uncommon connotes creativity and ingenuity and innovation.

I think I would like that to describe me. Feel free to use it if it applies.

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Hey: How about Loquacious (exceedingly talkative)? Talking is what it is all about. Words keep people connected. “Come on Loquacious! Let’s get in touch with someone and do some serious bonding for a little while?” Don’t you think this would be fun? Just had to join in on your name game. Love ya…

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About Ashley:

As many writers do, I love coffee and freshly sharpened pencils and letting my mind run wild. Things I think about: my Savior, ways to spend my time more efficiently, breathing deeply, how to incorporate garlic into everything I cook, why I'm always hungry, people I love, people I don't love, why I don't love some people, music, art, beauty of any form, bringing God's kingdom to earth, and where I am on my journey.

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